 | English poets - 1790 - 404 pages
...that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye Shoots Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Through mountains, plains, through empires black with fhade i So And continents of fand ; will turn his gaze To mark the windings, of a fcanty rill That... | |
 | Mark Akenside - English poetry - 1794 - 218 pages
...flame ? Who that, from Alpine heights, his labouring eye Shoots round the wide horizon, to furvey Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Through mountains, plains, through empires black with fhade 180 And continents of fand ; will turn his gaze To mark the windings of a fcanty rill That murmurs... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...Nilus or Ganges rolling his broad tide Thro' mountains, plains, thro' empires black with shade, 180 And continents of sand ; will turn his gaze To mark...windings of a scanty rill That murmurs at his feet ? The high born soul Disdains to rest her heaven aspiring wing Beneath its native quarry. Tired of earth... | |
 | 1807 - 544 pages
...marvellous. * Who that from Alpine heights his lab'ring eye Shoots round the wide horizon to survey Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Through mountains, plains, through empires black with shade, Or continents of sand, will turn his gaze To mark the windings of a scanty rill That murmurs at his... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...the wild horizon , to surrey Wilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Thro' mountains , plains, thro' empires black with shade And continents of sand !...his "feet ? The high-born soul Disdains to rest her heav'n-aspiring wing Beneath its native quarry. Tir'd of eartn And this diurnal scene, she springs... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1804 - 206 pages
...[shade, Thro' mountains, plains, thro' empires black with And continents of sand, will turn his gaze 181 To mark the windings of a scanty rill That murmurs...his feet ? The high-born soul Disdains to rest her heav'n-aspiring wing Beneath its native quarry. Tir'd of earth, 185 And this diurnal scene, she springs... | |
 | Edward Dayes, Edward Wedlake Brayley - Artists - 1805 - 432 pages
...grasp : Who that from Alpine heights his lah'ring eye Shoots round the wide horizon to survey, Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Through mountains,...windings of a scanty rill That murmurs at his feet? AKENSIDE. Wisdom is the parent of taste and virtue : the offspring of taste is pleasure ; of virtue,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...Novelty. Who that, from Alpine heights, his lab'ring eye Mioots round the «idc horizon, to furvey Kilns, or Ganges, rolling his bright wave Through mountains, plains through empires black with fiti<ie, And continents of fand, will turn his gaze, To mark the windiogs of a fcanty rill That murmurs... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...plains, thro' empires black with shade., And continents of saud ; will turn his gaze To mark the winding; of a scanty rill That murmurs at his feet ? The high-born soul; Disdains to rest her heav'n-aspiring wing Beneath its native quarry. Tir'd of earth And this diurnal scene, she springs... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1807 - 254 pages
...the wide horizon, to survey Nilus or Gauges rolling his bright wave Thro' mountains, plains, thro* empires black with shade And continents of sand ; will turn his gaze 181 To mark the windings of a scanty rill That murmurs at his feet? The high-born soul Disdains to... | |
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Through mountains, plains, through empires black with shade, And continents of sand, will turn his gaze To mark the windings of a scanty rill That murmurs at his feet? 
